Acceptance of the applicant depends upon a vote of the members of the subordinate council
in which he is making application.

All priests and religious brothers having duly made application for membership and participated
in the ceremonials become honorary life members of the Order and are exempt from payment of
dues.

Application for membership must be made through the council in the community nearest the
applicant's place of residence. Interested prospects without a permanent domicile, such as men
temporarily away from home through duty in the armed forces, may make application through their
hometown council or at the nearest council on a military base.

If favorably voted upon, the applicant becomes a member by initiation in what is known as the
First Degree. He subsequently is advanced through the Second Degree and the Third Degree.

There are modest initiation fees and dues set by subordinate councils under regulations
established by the Supreme Council. The insurance privileges are available to all members who
can qualify, which represents an important advantage of membership. For men in every walk of
life the name of the Knights of Columbus engenders the image of a united organization,
efficiently going about its tasks of charity, unity, fraternity, patriotism and defense of the
priesthood. It is composed of men who are giving unselfishly of their time and talents in the
service of God and their country.

Membership in the Knights of' Columbus provides the opportunity for wholesome association with
congenial companions who are, first of all, practical Catholic gentlemen. It offers the
opportunity for fellowship with those who are of the same belief, who recognize the same duty
to God, to family and to neighbor and who stand side by side in defense of those beliefs.
Programs are so organized as to appeal to the individual interest of the members. Through many
constructive activities of Christian fraternity, members are enabled to render service to their
Church, their country and their fellowman. Through membership they develop a consciousness of
their ability to lead an to assist.

Organized Columbianism, united behind the individual Knight of Columbus, provides the power of
an intelligent, alert body of Catholic men - a strength which the individual by himself cannot
achieve.

Knights of Columbus have a proud heritage. The qualified Catholic man can share in that heritage
and build for an even greater future by affiliating himself with this forceful, effective body.